Attorney Steven Schwartz is in hot water for utilizing artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, to assist with legal files after the chatbot issued fake court decisions.
After six of the stated incidents were determined to be false, Schwartz now faces a hearing in which fines may be applied. Schwartz accepts full responsibility for his error in not confirming the chatbot’s information. The sanctions hearing is planned for June 8 and will determine Schwartz’s fate.
Schwartz used ChatGPT to strengthen his claims in Mata v. Avianca. He had no idea that ChatGPT would weave an elaborate network of nonexistent cases, such as Varghese v. China Southern Airlines, Shaboon v. Egyptair, Petersen v. Iran Air, Martinez v. Delta Airlines, Durden Estate v. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Miller v. United Airlines.
Schwartz has provided screenshots of his discussions with the AI chatbot as proof in an attempt to prove his innocence. Schwartz went on to say that he even requested confirmation from ChatGPT about the cases’ legitimacy, to which the chatbot fraudulently claimed their presence in “reputable legal databases.” However, they were completely fabricated by the chatbot’s algorithm.
The sources for this piece include an article in Mashable.